Healthcare Technology Management

This course gives an overview of the healthcare environment and of the leadership, planning, professional and communication skills that are essential to be successful in this environment. It covers the healthcare systems as a whole including provider, governing and payment organizations. Recommended: Background in either an IT-related or Healthcare-related field.

This course gives an overview of the healthcare technology environment, various health IT applications, and associated privacy and security policies and compliance. It focuses on health information management systems as well as applications that connect into system, and on the flow and transfer of data throughout the healthcare system. Recommended: Background in either an IT-related or Healthcare-related field.

This course gives an overview of the healthcare information management systems life cycle, including analysis planning and design, selection and acquisition, implementation and management, and testing and evaluation. The focus is on best practices and standards that guide effective implementation and maintenance of information systems to support clinical processes and workflow in healthcare organizations. Recommended: Background in either an IT-related or Healthcare-related field.

Introduction to the US types of healthcare delivery systems. Students will identify laws, regulations, standards, initiatives, and payment systems; learn the impact of policies and procedures applicable to the various healthcare organizations; and gain an appreciation of the roles and disciplines of providers throughout the US healthcare system. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Covers general safety and quality processes in the healthcare system, including the business, clinical, and delivery processes, the legislative, regulatory, and accreditation processes, laws, regulations, and policies and procedures pertaining to patient safety, healthcare quality, data confidentiality, privacy, release of information, and professional and practice-related ethical issues. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Examines the architecture, components and applications of healthcare information systems, including electronic medical records, health information exchange, medical patient diagnostic, monitoring and therapeutic devices and systems, lab and pharmacy systems, computerized provider order entry, and decision support systems. Also looks at trends in health information technologies and applications, and healthcare enterprise. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Examines project management theory and practice with emphasis on project management in healthcare IT settings. Students will evaluate tools used to develop and manage healthcare IT projects and select appropriate tools for developing a project based on a case study. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Covers structured terminology systems currently in use in healthcare settings, including medical, nursing, laboratory and other allied health terminologies. Includes historical development and use of terminologies, revision processes, use in electronic health records as well as requirements for statistical reporting. Prerequisite: HCTM 310 and HCTM 320, or permission of instructor.

Presents strategies and tools for systems analysis and the development of user and systems requirements. Emphasis is on capturing and evaluating the needs of various stakeholders including physicians, nurses, patients, and caregivers, as well as meeting health information technology general practices and regulations, and covers techniques to analyze and model healthcare processes. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and completion of fundamentals pathway (IT 103, BTS 168 and PROG 100) or (HPRO 120, HCTM 301 and HCTM 302).

Covers the details of healthcare technology standards and interoperability, as well as the processes to develop an integration plan, including systems customization, test plans, unit integration and system testing, and identification of roles and responsibilities of internal and external professionals during the integration phase. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and completion of fundamentals pathway (IT 103, BTS 168 and PROG 100) or (HPRO 120, HCTM 301 and HCTM 302).

Covers the implementation of information systems within healthcare organizations, as well as documentation and reporting. Includes development of an implementation plan, systems customization, configuration and testing, user training, key issues confronting organization and management of healthcare systems, best practices, and adherence to healthcare standards and regulations. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Explores the scope and role of data and data analytics in healthcare in the context of national quality policies, as articulated in Meaningful Use Stages 1 and 2, and the National Quality Forum metrics that have been selected for Accountable Care Organization assessment and rewards, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Prerequisite: Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Presents students with best practices for ETL (extract, transform and load) and data warehousing in healthcare. Utilizing both theory and hands on experience, students practice querying disparate healthcare databases to populate a data warehouse. The importance of organizational data governance will also be introduced. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program, and completion of HCTM 320 and 450 with a C or above, or permission of instructor.

Prepares students for leadership roles in healthcare informatics. Covers leadership characteristics, roles and responsibilities in healthcare informatics. Topics include leadership theories, responsibilities, and skills. Addresses the unique role of leaders in managing transformational change in healthcare informatics. Students will assess their own leadership skills and develop plans for lifelong learning as leaders in healthcare informatics. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and HCTM 310, or permission of the instructor.

Students analyze strategies, benefits and limitations of data analytics in various healthcare environments. In the context of case studies, they evaluate, select and apply analytics tools and methods to develop meaningful information in support of key clinical, operational and financial decisions. Current and emerging analytics practices and metrics are discussed. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and completion of HCTM 450 with a C or above, or permission of instructor.

Provides students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the healthcare environment through industry internship, practicum or series of field trips. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.

The capstone project course is the culmination of the Health Information Technology BAS program and demonstrates to faculty a student's mastery of the curriculum, general education skills and core competencies in the healthcare informatics field. Students, working in small groups, complete a comprehensive project selected at beginning of course. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.

Presents advanced or specialized topics in the field of Health Information Technology. Topics focus on new and emerging trends in health information technology. Examples include public health information technology; public policies as they relate to health information technology; telemedicine; mobile devices in healthcare; etc. Specific topics are announced in the quarterly schedule. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.

Presents advanced or specialized topics in the field of Health Information Technology. Topics focus on new and emerging trends in health information technology. Examples include public health information technology; public policies as they relate to health information technology; telemedicine; mobile devices in healthcare; etc. Specific topics are announced in the quarterly schedule. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.

Presents advanced or specialized topics in the field of Health Information Technology. Topics focus on new and emerging trends in health information technology. Examples include public health information technology; public policies as they relate to health information technology; telemedicine; mobile devices in healthcare; etc. Specific topics are announced in the quarterly schedule. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.

Presents advanced or specialized topics in the field of Health Information Technology. Topics focus on new and emerging trends in health information technology. Examples include public health information technology; public policies as they relate to health information technology; telemedicine; mobile devices in healthcare; etc. Specific topics are announced in the quarterly schedule. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program and permission of instructor.